Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 10

1Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430foughtנִלְחֲמ֣וּnil.cha.MuH3898against Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּ֑נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and fell downוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃gil.Bo.a'H1533.

2And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430followed hardוַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310his sonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121;and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430slewוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129,and Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,and Malchi–shuaH4444,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

3And the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421went soreוַתִּכְבַּ֤דva.tikh.BadH3513against Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and the archersהַמּוֹרִ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתha.mo.Rim ba.Ka.shetH7198 H3384hitוַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him, and he was woundedוַיָּ֖חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342of the archersהַיּוֹרִֽים׃hai.yo.RimH3384.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586to his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375,Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025thy swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719,and thrustוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856me through therewith; lest these uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֤יםha.'a.re.LimH6189comeיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935and abuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me. But his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not; for he was soreמְאֹ֑ד סme.'OdH3966afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372.So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307upon it.

5And when his armourbearerנֹשֵֽׂא־ כֵלָ֖יוno.se'- khe.LavH3627 H5375sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307likewise on the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

6So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and his threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,and all his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

7And when all the menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werein the valleyבָּעֵ֙מֶק֙ba.'E.mekH6010sawוַ֠יִּרְאוּVai.yir.'uH7200that they fledנָ֔סוּNa.suH5127,and that Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121were deadמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191,then they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892,and fledוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127:and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

8And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584the slainהַֽחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9And when they had strippedוַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּvai.Yaf.shi.Tu.huH6584him, they tookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218,and his armourכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971into the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,to carry tidingsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319unto their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091,and to the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10And they putוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760his armourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and fastenedתָקְע֖וּta.ke.'UH8628his headגֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹgul.gal.ToH1538in the templeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃ סda.GonH1712.

11And when all Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085all that the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to Saulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586,

12They aroseוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965,all the valiantחַיִל֒cha.YilH2428menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,and took awayוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375the bodyגּוּפַ֣תgu.FatH1480of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,and the bodiesגּוּפֹ֣תgu.FotH1480of his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,and broughtוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them to Jabeshיָבֵ֑ישָׁהya.Vei.shahH3003,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912their bonesעַצְמוֹתֵיהֶ֜םatz.mo.tei.HemH6106under the oakהָאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424in Jabeshבְּיָבֵ֔שׁbe.ya.VeshH3003,and fastedוַיָּצ֖וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

13So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191for his transgressionבְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙be.ma.'a.LoH4604which he committedמָעַ֣לma.'AlH4603against Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, evenagainst the wordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,which he keptשָׁמָ֑רsha.MarH8104not, and also for askingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592counsel of one that hada familiar spiritבָּא֖וֹבba.'ovH178,to enquireלִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃lid.Ro.oshH1875of it;

14And enquiredדָרַ֥שׁda.RashH1875not of Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068:therefore he slewוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, and turnedוַיַּסֵּב֙vai.ya.SevH5437the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410unto Davidלְדָוִ֖ידle.da.VidH1732the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשָֽׁי׃ פyi.ShaiH3448.

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